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Hurricanes vs. Panthers (2009020047) October 9, 2009

RALEIGH, NC - OCTOBER 09: Brenda Leek, a Uterine Cancer survivor, sings the National Anthem at the beginning of the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers NHL game on October 9, 2009 at RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft